[TS] AROUND NEW JERSEY: RECREATION; Jersey Boys Compete in the Heart of the Surfing World
IT’S an old surfing story: boys with tousled hair and baggy shorts heading out West to find the perfect wave. select.nytimes.com |
Swimming Doctor's 17th world record (North-West Evening Mail)
LONG distance swimming ace doctor Julie Bradshaw chalked up her 17th world record on Windermere at the weekend. The “Lady of the Lakesâ€, from Blackpool, was one of a relay team which swam the length of the lake six ways — the first time the feat has been accomplished. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Prep roundup: Visitation starts out strong, wins Class 1A true team swimming (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Visitation won six of 14 events en route to a convincing victory in the Class 1A girls' swimming true team state meet Saturday at the Art Downey Aquatic Center in Edina. The Blazers, who have been No. 1 in the Class 1A coaches association rankings all season, won the first two events. They won the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1 minute, 54.34 seconds, and junior Meghan Weiss set pool and ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Researchers View Swimming Tactics of Tiny Aquatic Predators (Newswise)
By applying state-of-the-art holographic microscopy to a major marine biology challenge, researchers have identified the swimming and attack patterns of two tiny but deadly microbes linked to fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways. us.rd.yahoo.com |
13-Year-Old Heads to Beijing, With Eye on London
Poised on the edge of a 10-meter board towering over a public diving pool in the southern English city of Southampton, Tom Daley looks small, isolated and younger than his 13 years. nytimes.com |